Graduate Supervision

Vista Graduate Scholarships

Overview Up to 23 scholarships are available for domestic and international (Masters and PhD) students. The topic of research must relate to the mandate of VISTA program, which is to support fundamental and applied vision research that combines biological and computational perspectives and has translational potential for health, industry, or other applications. The scholarships are […]

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation International Visiting Graduate Scholar Award

Overview The Stavros Niarchos Foundation International Visiting Graduate Student Scholar Award will be available annually to a doctoral student at a university in Greece with which York has a formal relationship. The recipient will receive the designation of "The Stavros Niarchos Foundation International Visiting Graduate Student Scholar" during the period of their stay. This award […]

Peter MacKey Scholarship in Critical Disability Studies

Overview The Peter Mackey Scholarship in Critical Disability Studies will be given to an incoming full-time doctoral student who has a disability and is enrolled in the Critical Disability Studies program. Peter Mackey was in the final years of completing his doctorate in the Graduate Program in Critical Disability Studies when he died suddenly on […]

Honorable Willard Z. Estey Teaching Fellowship in Legal Research & Writing

Overview The Honorable Willard Z. Estey Teaching Fellowship in Legal Research & Writing is awarded to outstanding law graduates who require financial assistance to pursue graduate studies at the Masters or Doctoral level in preparation for careers in the legal profession, in the judiciary or as law teachers or scholars. Recipients must demonstrate aptitude for […]

Honorable Willard Z. Estey Teaching Fellowship in Law

Overview The Honorable Willard Z. Estey Teaching Fellowship in Law is awarded to outstanding law graduates who require financial assistance to pursue graduate studies at the Masters or Doctoral level in preparation for career in the legal profession, in the judiciary or as law teachers and scholars. Recipients must demonstrate aptitude for leadership and a […]

Graduate Fellowship for Academic Distinction (GFAD)

Overview Graduate Fellowships for Academic Distinction are scholarships awarded to incoming doctoral or master’s students with high potential for future leadership in international affairs; environmental protection; fine arts; and/or, political economy. The fellowships have been supported by a generous endowment from the Sylff program, established by the Nippon Foundation and administered through the Tokyo Foundation for […]

Faculty of Education Doctoral Entrance Scholarship

Overview The Faculty of Education Doctoral Entrance Scholarship will be awarded annually and will be based upon the assessment of the applicant’s file. All successful applicants to the Faculty of Education Doctoral Program with a minimum grade point average of A will be considered for this scholarship. No application is required - applicants to the […]

Elia Scholars Program

Overview The Elia Scholars Program is York University’s most prestigious graduate award for incoming domestic or international doctoral students. The Elia Scholars Program enables York University to attract doctoral students of the highest possible caliber, and ensures that those students have the opportunity to participate in York's distinguished graduate programs. This commitment to excellence at […]

The Charles Plourde Memorial Scholarship

Overview The Charles Plourde Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to an incoming PhD student in the Economics program, who is the highest performing, or most innovative student in theoretical and applied environmental and natural resource economics and/or in microeconomics. Applicants must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents or protected persons, Ontario residents*, and demonstrate financial need. For […]